Skip to main content

Table 8 Distribution of different mare types in Thoroughbreds (TB), Standardbreds (SB) and Finnhorses (FH).

From: A 15-year survey of reproductive efficiency of Standardbred and Finnhorse trotters in Finland - descriptive results

Mating seasons

Maiden (%)

Barren (%)

Foaling (%)

Rested (%)

TB

    

   1982-3

11.9

24.7

63.4

N.R.

   1998

16.2

16.8

65.5

1.5

   2002

17.7

24.7

57.6

N.R.

SB

    

   1991-4

20.3

18.5

55.0

8.1

   1995-8

25.1

18.9

43.1

13.0

   1999-2002

20.5

22.2

43.1

14.2

FH

    

   1991-4

20.1

24.7

45.6

9.6

   1995-8

21.8

24.7

37.5

16.0

   1999-2002

19.1

27.3

35.3

18.3

  1. Barren mare category includes also aborted mares. N.R. = not reported.
  2. TB data 1982-3 from Sanderson and Allen (1987), 1998 from Morris and Allen (2002), and 2002 from Allen et al. (2007) [6, 9, 11].
Back to article page

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

ISSN: 1751-0147